1980 - John Bonham, drummer of Led Zeppelin dies.
1981 - Sandra Day O'Connor is formally sworn in as an associate justice of the US Supreme Court, the first woman to hold that position.
1982 - UK No 1 - Eye of the Tiger - Survivor. USA No 1 - Abracadabra - Steve Miller Band.
1984 - In Malta, a bomb-like device with a half-burnt fuse is discovered on doorstep of Archbishop Mercieca residence in Mdina. This happened at the height of a political struggle over the financial administration of church schools.
